Pittsford takes first in SCAA meet

Wednesday

May 1, 2013 at 9:30 AMMay 1, 2013 at 11:55 PM

By Ed Patino

epatino@hillsdale.netHILLSDALE — The Pittsford High School boys and girls track teams were victorious in Wednesday's Southern Central Athletic Association meet hosted by Hillsdale Academy at Hillsdale College.Pittsford won the boys event with a team score of 145, beating out the host Colts who finished second with 123.5 points. Jackson Christian was third with 90.5 while Litchfield was fourth at 81. Camden-Frontier (fifth, 52), Waldron (sixth, 25) and Will Carleton Academy (seventh, 2) rounded out the meet.In the girls competition, the Wildcats scored 199 team points to take first. Hillsdale Academy was second with 163 points, while Jackson Christian took third with 72. Waldron was fourth at 27 points and Camden-Frontier placed fifth with 26. Litchfield and Will Carleton Academy tied for sixth with five points.Andy Houser won three events to lead the Pittsford boys, taking first in the 110-meter hurdles (15.25 seconds), 300-meter hurdles (44.6 seconds) and tied for first with Litchfield's Kitcimawka Williams in the high jump (5-9). Josh Vance and took first in the long jump with a distance of 18-3 1/4.Bruce Cartwright won two events for Hillsdale Academy, taking first in the pole vault (10-1) and the 800-meter run (2:05.48). Hunter Murray won the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:52.29. The Colts also took first in the 3,200-meter relay (8:51.0) and the 1,600-meter relay (3:40.18).Along with tying for first in the high jump, Williams gave Litchfield a victory in the shot put with a throw of 49-11. Austin Church posted two wins for Camden-Frontier in the 100-meter dash (11.17 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (23.79 seconds).Shane Baldwin and Caleb Baker earned second place finishes for Waldron. Baldwin finished the 3,200-meter run in 11:09.5 and Baker placed second in the shot put at 47-5.Bethany Kuenzer won the 100-meter hurdles for Pittsford in 16.21 seconds and Deidra Cooper took first in the discus at 98-1 1/4. Kristin Belcher won the pole vault (10-3) for the Wildcats.Shaley Albuagh won the 1,600-meter run (5:41.99), 400-meter dash (1:01.72) and 800-meter run (2:30.72) to lead Hillsdale Academy. Mallory Erwin won the shot put with a throw of 29-5 and Kendra Lantis took first in the high jump at 4-7 for the Colts.

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